Anti-Virus Software for Free

If you have a computer that connects to the Internet, you need to protect it against things like viruses, spyware and other malicious programs that could infect your system. If you don't want to have to pay for this protection for whatever reason, or if you just want to try out some programs for your computer before buying, your not alone.


I would not want to have to pay for some of the programs I have seen on the Internet that some companies have put out. Some can be down right frustrating to use and are so confusing that the common home user would be lost trying to use it, much less computer technicians like those at companies who specialize in trying out software for our benefit. I have looked at the current crop of anti virus software and protection and give you some help whether it's free anti-virus or trial versions for you to try out and see if you want to spend your money on the programs.


I am doing this because I have kids in 4-H and they just bought a laptop, it's used but has the latest of everything, even Norton Anti-virus, but only the trial version. But they don't want to have to spend the money on software when they won't be going on the Internet much and when they do it will probably be at my home or at the local 4-H office on their system. I do want the computer protected though. And I'll start out with some of the free anti-virus protections available over the Internet.


With any anti-virus protection there are two important parts to them, updates and removal. If the program does not get updated regularly against the most current viruses then it is no good against those viruses. And if you can't remove the viruses the program only tells you that you are infected and you'll have to go elsewhere to get rid of it.